James Brady

"I feel like the Press Hotel is a little bit a part of me," Brady told Mainebiz after announcing the sale of the boutique establishment to KHP Capital Partners.

The riverfront of Maine's second-largest city is the site of new development, new residents and new energy — two decades after Lewiston planners laid out a vision for making the area an urban destination.

The 2019 Honor Awards cite the developers, owners and communities behind projects across the state that renovate historic buildings for modern needs while preserving their history.

The hotel, residential and retail development of the 240,000-square-foot textile mill is the first of several that will transform the city's historic mill district.